Wednesday Tour de ThéWare Part Trois 7/08/09

[Chip]

Welcome one and all to Tour de ThéWareDay. Please stop in and share with us what is in your cup today.

Yesterday on a Tour de ThéDay, responders indicated ThéType. You can still vote and discuss yesterday's topic.

Today's Tour de ThéWare Poll and discussion topic. Following the TdF theme, are you on a personal Tour de ThéWare ... or have you arrived at your ThéWare Origin/Destination? In other words, do you focus on ThéWare from a single origin, or are you all over the ThéWare Map, per se?

I am looking forward to sharing ThéDay with everyone. ... "all I want to do is bicycle, bicycle, bicycle" ... (Queen)

[Salsero]

Anywhere, but especially China and Japan.



Thanks to Fatman2 in Singapore for this sample.

[Geekgirl]

Sal, I love that image. Very nicely done, color is superb!

My teaware destination is probably Japan, or Japanese inspired teaware, although I will occasionally stray to Chinese teaware.

[Salsero]

Praise be for calibrated monitors. You and I are probably the only people seeing the same colors in that photo.

Thanks for sending me in the right direction!

[Geekgirl]

Ha! probably true. It is to be hoped, though, with calibration, the largest number of people will be seeing it as close to correctly as possible.

[olivierco]

Especially Japan.

Organic Asamushi Sencha "Warashina Supreme" this morning.

[Drax]

Most of my teaware (mainly yixing-type pots and various gaiwan) come from China. Teaware, however, is not my focus. I already have more than I use, and I don't collect for show.

This morning, I am trying a sample of Adagio's coconut pouchong. . . . it has an interesting flavor, which I guess is the coconut? Hmmm......

[Riene]

Most of my pots are ... well, hmm. I have a couple hand-thrown/glazed pots from artisans here in the USA, both simple and formal porcelain pots imported from England, some glass/china pots that probably came from China, and a real yixing. Hmm.

Drinking an Assam blend this morning from a sample tin someone gave me. Majula Organic Breakfast Tea. It's not bad, just not very strong.

[Jack_teachat]

Mostly Japan and China...

No tea as of yet but when I get home will probably enjoy some Matsukaze Uji Matcha or Mr Aoki's single estate 2009 sencha from my new favourite UK tea company Lahloo Tea (http://www.lahlootea.co.uk)

Amazing stuff!

Jack

[Chip]

I am a little all over the Teaware map, spending more time in Japan for teaware for almost all pots and many cups. Chinese for mostly porcelain cups, Taiwan for some nice stuff, and good ole USA most recently.

Began the TD with Yutaka Midori from O-Cha, brewed up stronger and hotter than normal. SweeTea took notice of the change while Wulong, Gandalf, and Pyrit were casual observers today.

[brad4419]

Anyware for teaware.

old but still good sencha today

[olivierco]

Himalaya Gold after dinner.

[clareandromeda]

anywhere for teaware, preferably a great artist. I have stuff by Japanese and American potters and I bought the Japanese stuff for my Japanese tea!

[silvermage2000]

Does not matter a long,as its good quality.

[depravitea]

Definitely China. I use my gaiwan for pretty much everything. My teacup is very simple, no handle. I'm looking to get a Yixing teapot from zishateapot (once I get some extra tea-budget cash.)

This morning - Shu Pu from Menghai Tea Factory (via Yunnan sourcing on ebay.)
Still loving it!